Dems working on Fla. compromise

The Democratic National Committee and the Clinton and Obama campaigns are considering a plan that would seat all 26 superdelegates from Florida along with the state’s 185 delegates, a Florida Democratic Party official said. Under the plan, the 26 superdelegates would get a full vote at the convention. But the 185 delegates would have their votes reduced by half.

The plan would give Clinton a net of 19 votes, the Florida Democratic Party official said.

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Earlier today, DNC chair Howard Dean told reporters, after a closed-door meeting with Florida’s Democratic congressional delegation, that the Sunshine State will be seated at the national convention in Denver this summer.

“It is our intention to do everything we can and we believe we will absolutely seat the delegation at the convention in Denver,” Dean said. “It is in everyone’s absolute interest to see that happen.”

Florida Democratic Party officials said they considered Dean’s comments “a ray of hope.”

“It clears the air on some level,” a state party official said. “Prior to the meeting, they hadn’t said anything this definitive. When we asked them if we had hotel rooms, they told us we didn’t. To confirm that we will be seated, is a significant step.”

“Today’s meeting wasn’t about a decision,” the official added. “It was more ‘How do we move forward and keep the campaigns together?”

Now, it’s up to the campaigns.

“It’s gonna come down to Hillary and Barack,” a party official said. “They’re gonna have to consider the equations and play with the numbers.”

Correction: An earlier version of this story said that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won 50 percent of the vote in Florida's Democratic primary. In fact, Clinton won 49.7 percent of the vote, with Sen. Barack Obama drawing 33 percent, former Sen. John Edwards taking 14 percent and Rep. Dennis Kucinich getting 1 percent.